Fossil fuel bosses get ‘red carpet’ at Cop29 despite concerns over influence Revealed: more than 100 executives given special guest badges as activists challenge role of oil and gas firms at talks The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2024
Texas Oil Field Ranked 'No. 1 Worst Polluting Site in the Entire World' in New UN Report An oil field in Texas has been named the most pollutive site in the world at the United Nations climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan. Latin Times · Nov 15, 2024
Gore Says 'Absurd' To Hold UN Climate Talks In Petrostates US vice president Al Gore told AFP Friday it was "absurd" for petrostates such as Azerbaijan to host UN climate talks, saying the selection process should be overhauled. International Business Times · Nov 15, 2024
Top polluting cities revealed as activists fume at COP29 fossil fuel lobby Oil giants commit $500m for sustainable energy, but campaigners say lobbyists have seized control of climate talks. Al Jazeera · Nov 15, 2024
Oil Execs Work COP29 As NGOs Slam Lobbyist Presence Oil executives descended on the COP29 talks in Baku for "energy day" on Friday as environmental groups denounced the presence of fossil fuel industry lobbyists at the UN climate talks. International Business Times · Nov 15, 2024
Gore Says Climate Progress 'Won't Slow Much' Because Of Trump Former US vice president Al Gore believes a second Donald Trump term in the White House may have little impact on the "momentum" of the world's fight against climate change. International Business Times · Nov 15, 2024
Shanghai, Tokyo, New York, Houston spew most greenhouse gas of world cities Cities in Asia and the United States emit the most heat-trapping gas that feeds climate change, and Shanghai is the most polluting The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2024
Cop summits ‘no longer fit for purpose’, say leading climate policy experts Future UN conferences should only be held in countries that show support for climate action, urge influential group The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2024
The election is over − but what is a ‘lame duck’ anyway? The 2024 election has finally ended. What happens now? The Conversation · Nov 8, 2024
2024’s quick win for Trump will go down in the history books alongside 1964 and 1980 Election Day landslides Election nights are always simultaneous moments of triumph and tragedy. One group of voters’ dreams are dashed, while another set of voters see their hopes realized. The Conversation · Nov 5, 2024
Five closest US elections: When California, New York were swing states This US election is too close to call, say experts, but it’s not the first time. Al Jazeera · Nov 5, 2024
US election 2024: Could Jill Stein determine whether Trump or Harris wins? The Democrats and Trump alike think Stein could eat into the Harris vote. But what do the polls and history say? Al Jazeera · Nov 5, 2024
Win The Vote But Still Lose? Behold America's Electoral College When political outsider Donald Trump defied polls and expectations to defeat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 US presidential election, he described the victory as "beautiful." International Business Times · Nov 4, 2024
Biden’s ‘garbage’ gaffe hastens Harris’s slow-mo breakup with president Harris faces conundrum of showing deference to president while distancing herself after his ‘garbage’ comments The Guardian - US · Oct 30, 2024
The Guardian - US · Oct 30, 2024 The change agent v the tyrant: Harris’s big speech focuses on Trump The Democratic nominee mentioned Trump by name 24 times at the Washington DC event, before pivoting to hope
The Conversation · Oct 22, 2024 US election 2024: getting out the youth vote will be crucial in a knife-edge contest The US presidential election is on a knife edge. The polls are predicting 50/50 races in several states, including Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina and Nevada.
Reason · Oct 18, 2024 This Libertarian Republican Is Running for Congress in Nevada Drew Johnson wants to help define the post-Trump GOP.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2024 Queensland’s reliance on coal is back on the agenda and conservationists are firing up The Liberal National party’s reluctance to say how it would meet the state’s emissions reduction targets while backing coal-fired power has become an election issue
The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2024 Right-wingers claim Biden is trying to undermine Harris at every turn. Maybe they should try the truth Biden is “all in” on the Harris campaign and plans to join her during the home stretch before election day
The Conversation · Oct 15, 2024 This course explores the history of contested presidential elections Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.
The Conversation · Oct 14, 2024 No country still uses an electoral college − except the US The United States is the only democracy in the world where a presidential candidate can get the most popular votes and still lose the election. Thanks to the Electoral College, that has happened five times in the country’s history. The most recent examples are from 2000, when Al Gore won…
The Conversation · Oct 9, 2024 So you don’t like Trump or Harris – here’s why it’s still best to vote for one of them Many Americans are not thrilled with either of the two major-party candidates for president. As of Oct. 4, 2024, polls showed that 46.5% had an unfavorable opinion of Kamala Harris and 52.6% felt unfavorably toward Donald Trump.
The Guardian - US · Sep 23, 2024 Kerry gives scathing rating on climate action: ‘Is there a letter underneath Z?’ Former secretary of state accuses oil and gas companies of ‘business as usual’ at major climate summit in New York
The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2024 Treasury rule would expand tax credits for installing electric vehicle chargers The Biden administration is moving to clarify how homeowners and businesses can receive lucrative tax credits for installing electric vehicle chargers
Reason · Sep 12, 2024 An Efficiency Commission Led by Elon Musk Would Be Good for the Government The idea, proposed by former President Donald Trump, could curb waste and step in where our delinquent legislators are asleep on the job.